Tom Brady Ends His 23-Year-Long NFL Career

Football fans and sports advocates take to Twitter to relish in the news of Tom Brady’s retirement

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The time has officially come. One of the greatest of all time is finally retiring. Following his failed attempt to follow through on his retirement announcement earlier in February of 2022, Tom Brady has decided that his 2023 season is the year he officially pulls the cord to his 23-year-long NFL career. He shared in a Twitter post, 

“Good morning, guys. I’ll get to the point right away; I’m retiring for good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning, I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first. So, I won’t be long-winded. You only get one super emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year, so really, thank you, guys, so much to every single one of you for supporting me.” 

After sharing 20 seasons of his career with the New England Patriots and three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brady accumulated a total of seven Super Bowl wins, 89,214 passing yards, and 649 touchdown passes, making him a three-time league MVP, a five time Super Bowl MVP and the greatest quarterback of all time. Beginning in the 2023 NFL season, Brady will join Fox Sports as their lead color commentator for their NFL broadcasts.

Claiming nearly every major quarterback record, including most career passing yards, completions, touchdown passes, and games started, Brady is the only quarterback to win a Super Bowl in three separate decades and is noted for the longevity of his success. Holding space as the oldest NFL MVP at age 40, the oldest Super Bowl MVP at age 43, and the oldest quarterback selected to the Pro Bowl at age 44, Brady is the only NFL quarterback named to two all-decade teams and was unanimously named to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019. 

His teammates and supporters took to Twitter to share their responses to his retirement. 

 

 

 

 

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